That’s encouraging to hear…I hadn’t realized that! We certainly do clean out the shelves it feels like sometimes 😅 thanks for sharing that!! ❤️

Didn’t realize they were movies 😄

@@thepracticalhomeschooler made by Focus on the Family. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Chance_Detectives

That’s so awesome!! Makes me happy to hear that! Glad you’ve found it a blessing ☺️

Ok I’ll check it out!

I listened to both. Personally I had the same issue with both books, I felt the claims he was making weren't substantiated with data, so I couldn't really take any of it as fact.

Same 🥰

That one made it to our discard pile too. There are literally THOUSANDS of good books out there, we are ok skipping the questionable ones 😅

The kids can’t miss a day!

My middle daughter wanted to read those haha

Thanks for sharing those book recs! ☺️

I enjoyed your favorite things blog! Thanks for sharing!

Ok good to know, thanks! ☺️

Thank you!! ☺️

That’s still not a bad deal! I also typed in classic chapter book lot and I’ve gotten a few that way too!

Great question…I just kind of look at it like if it’s been published fairly recently and it hasn’t been recommended by a personal friend or something like the good and the beautiful or on the Sonlight reading list, then I look up the reviews for it. There are Facebook groups with TONS of book reviews too!

Yes I’m trying to do that too so they can discern too…it’s a joint effort. But I’m trying to do more legwork up front

@@thepracticalhomeschooler It's such a battle! I think fondly of the days when my parents were parenting 😅

It’s definitely important that even if we agree with a topic that it’s based on facts and data and not just opinion and one person’s experience. But I really hope there is data to back up his statements!

@@liveraw1 I skipped through the parts about books she had read. She also mentioned in the beginning of the video that she won a bid for a lot of book.

A friend of mine said they’re the atheist version of chronicles of narnia (?)

@@thepracticalhomeschooler They are only similar in that they are about children going into a fantasy world and having an adventure but the golden compass series is about the power of friendship and overcoming adversity by themselves. Probably wouldn't want to read till 13+ as it does touch on child kidnapping in the first book.

I agree with them being well written. I read them as a young adult and they turned into my favorite series of books for a very long time. I think I would still put them in my top 5 series. As far as atheists…I don’t know if that is what the author intended, but that is not how I read them. One of the main themes of the book is the battle between what is good and true and what is counterfeit…told in a fantasy setting. To me that is the mark of a great book, a willingness to discuss what truth is and how to find it. For instance…one of the major questions this book dares to ask is whether Eve’s choice in the Garden of Eden was inspired or detrimental and sinful. I have my own thought on this based on my beliefs, but a willingness to explore that question was really compelling to me. I know this series is marketed as a “children’s series” and maybe for fantasy aspect ( talking animals, exciting settings, etc.) but there is a lot of thought provoking themes that I don’t think anyone should miss in this series. I would encourage you to read them yourself first and then decide if and when your children should read them. You got the first two books in this haul btw😊 The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife. The last book is called The Amber Spyglass.

The golden compass gave me a crisis of faith that lasted for years. I highly recommend you do not allow your kids to read the series. It is a good series, but seriously made me question my faith for a long time!

Glad it wasn’t just me! Definitely one that required active listening and thought

Really? Aww why thank you!!

Yes I’ve been eying that one for a bit ☺️

Yes ☺️

I haven’t! I’ll have to check them out, thanks! 😊

I think probably just personal preference…I know many moms enjoy it, it just wasn’t up my alley. Lots of emphasis on semantics and I just don’t put too much stock into that